between other measures of democracy, based on civil liberties and political rights, and inequality. The transition experience …

transitions ; democracy ; autocracy ; IMF ; World Bank …We analyze the influence of IMF and World Bank programs on political regime transitions. We develop an extended version … anticipation of new loans from international financial institutions can trigger political transitions which would not otherwise …

transitions ; democracy ; autocracy ; IMF ; World Bank …We analyze the influence of IMF and World Bank programs on political regime transitions. We develop an extended version … anticipation of new loans from in-ternational financial institutions can trigger political transitions which would not otherwise …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution, and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … to be realized when democracy is captured by the richer segments of the population; when it caters to the preferences of …